Escaping Reality with Ray Bradbury Sometimes reality is too hard to bear, it is unfair, or it is just plain simply unsatisfying. Current situations can be disappointing, leading people to seek comfort in other areas or aspects in life. Usually seeking an answer as to how it is that they ended up where they are, or what they could have done differently to have gotten a better life. Often fantasizing as to how great things could have been if people would respect one another or were treated equally with the same opportunities. Great ideas come from the people who question things such as these; people who are never satisfied with normality. Inventors, writers, doctors, teachers, they all seek to better the lives of people by advancing in technology,
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It was during these times that Bradbury found the inspiration to write about things that were troubling the American culture. Basing the short story in a futuristic world, but using the fears and the conditions of his current times he was able to connect with the people of the Cold War era because it was something that everybody could relate to. Bradbury was troubled by the conditions of this time and he found himself “compelled to project into the future a solution to the problems of racism, the threat of nuclear war, the stultifying atmosphere of the period” (WSWS). Due to the nuclear explosions, Allendale was rid of its homes and inhabitants, the only creatures that remained were the animals that roamed the area. Although no people can be found in the city of Allendale, the creatures that roamed and live in the ruins continue to go about their lives as if nothing had ever happened. Assuming that humankind has gone extinct due to their own creations of nuclear weapons and hunger for power, the planet continues to spin on its axis, and still provide a home for the animals that thrived in its ecosystems. Through this story Bradbury shows that humans are only coexisting in this planet with every other species that inhabits the planet, and it is the responsibility of humankind to take care of the planet in order to live in balance and
It was during these times that Bradbury found the inspiration to write about things that were troubling the American culture. Basing the short story in a futuristic world, but using the fears and the conditions of his current times he was able to connect with the people of the Cold War era because it was something that everybody could relate to. Bradbury was troubled by the conditions of this time and he found himself “compelled to project into the future a solution to the problems of racism, the threat of nuclear war, the stultifying atmosphere of the period” (WSWS). Due to the nuclear explosions, Allendale was rid of its homes and inhabitants, the only creatures that remained were the animals that roamed the area. Although no people can be found in the city of Allendale, the creatures that roamed and live in the ruins continue to go about their lives as if nothing had ever happened. Assuming that humankind has gone extinct due to their own creations of nuclear weapons and hunger for power, the planet continues to spin on its axis, and still provide a home for the animals that thrived in its ecosystems. Through this story Bradbury shows that humans are only coexisting in this planet with every other species that inhabits the planet, and it is the responsibility of humankind to take care of the planet in order to live in balance and